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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.0906 GMT – Telecom Italia’s domestic business continued to show signs of improvement in the third quarter, and retail broadband seems to be pivoting to growth, Jefferies analysts say in a research note. The Italian telecommunications company reported quarterly organic revenue and Ebitda after lease that beat consensus expectations by 2.2% and 4.0%, respectively, but the outperformance came more from Brazil than Italy, Jefferies says. “We are seeing improvements in both domestic fixed and mobile service revenue trends, and within fixed, we finally see an inflection in calculated retail broadband [average revenue per user] to growth after a sustained...
Telecom Italia Board Accepts KKR’s $20 Billion Offer for Network Assets
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Telecom Italia Board Accepts KKR’s $20 Billion Offer for Network Assets

Updated Nov. 5, 2023 11:54 pm ETThe board of Telecom Italia SpA has approved the sale of its fixed-line network to KKR & Co. for more than $20 billion, part of a plan by the former monopoly to reduce increasingly unmanageable amounts of debt.The Italian telecommunications company said late Sunday that it had voted 11-3 to accept the binding offer by the U.S. private equity group for Telecom Italia’s fixed-line and other assets.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Telecom Italia Board to Evaluate KKR Bids for Network Assets Next Month
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Telecom Italia Board to Evaluate KKR Bids for Network Assets Next Month

Telecom Italia’s board of directors will meet next month to examine a binding offer for its fixed-network business and a nonbinding bid for its stake in Sparkle submarine-cable unit made by private-equity group KKR.The Italian telecommunications said Sunday that its board will meet on Nov. 3 to evaluate the bids, hold an informal meeting the following day to continue discussions with management and advisors and meet again formally on Nov. 5 to deliberate.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8